योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-4, chapter-23, verse-58
हस्तं हस्तेन संपीड्य दन्तैर्दन्तान्विचूर्ण्य च ।
अङ्गान्यङ्गैरिवाक्रम्य जयेश्चेन्द्रियशात्रवान् ॥ ५८ ॥
अङ्गान्यङ्गैरिवाक्रम्य जयेश्चेन्द्रियशात्रवान् ॥ ५८ ॥
hastaṃ hastena saṃpīḍya dantairdantānvicūrṇya ca ,
aṅgānyaṅgairivākramya jayeścendriyaśātravān 58
aṅgānyaṅgairivākramya jayeścendriyaśātravān 58
58.
hastam hastena sampīḍya dantaiḥ dantān vicūrṇya ca
aṅgāni aṅgaiḥ iva ākramya jayet ca indriya-śātravān
aṅgāni aṅgaiḥ iva ākramya jayet ca indriya-śātravān
58.
hastena hastam sampīḍya dantaiḥ dantān vicūrṇya ca
aṅgaiḥ aṅgāni iva ākramya ca indriya-śātravān jayet
aṅgaiḥ aṅgāni iva ākramya ca indriya-śātravān jayet
58.
One should conquer the enemies which are the senses, by gripping hand with hand, grinding teeth with teeth, and as it were, overpowering one's own limbs with other limbs.
Words meanings summery:
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- हस्तम् (hastam) - hand, arm
- हस्तेन (hastena) - by hand, with hand
- सम्पीड्य (sampīḍya) - having squeezed, having pressed
- दन्तैः (dantaiḥ) - by teeth, with teeth
- दन्तान् (dantān) - teeth
- विचूर्ण्य (vicūrṇya) - having crushed, having pulverized, having ground
- च (ca) - and, also
- अङ्गानि (aṅgāni) - limbs, body parts
- अङ्गैः (aṅgaiḥ) - by limbs, with limbs
- इव (iva) - as, like, as it were
- आक्रम्य (ākramya) - having attacked, having overpowered, having taken possession of
- जयेत् (jayet) - one should conquer, one should overcome
- च (ca) - and, also
- इन्द्रिय-शात्रवान् (indriya-śātravān) - the senses themselves acting as enemies (enemies of the senses, enemies that are the senses)
Words meanings and morphology
हस्तम् (hastam) - hand, arm
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of hasta
hasta - hand, arm; trunk (of an elephant); a measure of length (approx. 18 inches); a position, a side
Note: Object of 'sampīḍya'.
हस्तेन (hastena) - by hand, with hand
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of hasta
hasta - hand, arm; trunk (of an elephant); a measure of length (approx. 18 inches); a position, a side
Note: Instrument of 'sampīḍya'.
सम्पीड्य (sampīḍya) - having squeezed, having pressed
(indeclinable)
absolutive
Derived from root pīḍ with prefix sam.
Prefix: sam
Root: pīḍ (class 1)
Note: Absolutive verb, indicating a prior action.
दन्तैः (dantaiḥ) - by teeth, with teeth
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of danta
danta - tooth, tusk, ivory
Note: Instrument of 'vicūrṇya'.
दन्तान् (dantān) - teeth
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of danta
danta - tooth, tusk, ivory
Note: Object of 'vicūrṇya'.
विचूर्ण्य (vicūrṇya) - having crushed, having pulverized, having ground
(indeclinable)
absolutive
Derived from root cūrṇ (or cūrṇay, causative of cūrṇ) with prefix vi.
Prefix: vi
Root: cūrṇ (class 10)
Note: Absolutive verb, indicating a prior action.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunction.
अङ्गानि (aṅgāni) - limbs, body parts
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of aṅga
aṅga - limb, body part; division; constituent; subsidiary part
Note: Object of 'ākramya'.
अङ्गैः (aṅgaiḥ) - by limbs, with limbs
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of aṅga
aṅga - limb, body part; division; constituent; subsidiary part
Note: Instrument of 'ākramya'.
इव (iva) - as, like, as it were
(indeclinable)
Note: Particle of comparison.
आक्रम्य (ākramya) - having attacked, having overpowered, having taken possession of
(indeclinable)
absolutive
Derived from root kram with prefix ā.
Prefix: ā
Root: kram (class 1)
Note: Absolutive verb, indicating a prior action.
जयेत् (jayet) - one should conquer, one should overcome
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of jī
optative mood
3rd person singular, optative mood, active voice.
Root: jī (class 1)
Note: Prescribes an action.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunction.
इन्द्रिय-शात्रवान् (indriya-śātravān) - the senses themselves acting as enemies (enemies of the senses, enemies that are the senses)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of indriya-śatru
indriya-śatru - enemy of the senses, enemy that is the sense
Compound type : tatpurusha (indriya+śatru)
- indriya – sense, organ of sense; faculty; power
noun (neuter) - śatru – enemy, foe, adversary
noun (masculine)
Note: Object of 'jayet'.